The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-08-05

rousinc reception was rendered the Hon.
F. F Jackson, the Democratic nominee 1of
Governor, at Salisbury, Monday night. The
skv was threatening, and at ) o'clock slight
rain began to fall, but large crowds began 10
assemble in front If the court house, where
the Delmar Cornrt Band discoGrsed popular
airs.
A special dispatch from Hagerstown Monday
saws: "a meeting Of the citizens OF Tins cliy
and county was held in the office OF The county
commissioners this morning, Mayor Il. D.
Hahn presiding. \ committee was appointed
10 make arrangements for complimentary
recep,ion and ball to tie state troops. The
committee consisting of Admiral Fairfax
(chairman), Ex-Governor Hamilton, Hon.
Louis f. McComas, Colonel Buchanan Schley,
Mayor Hahn, William Updesraii, Alex. Neiii'
DR. C.E. S. Mckee, George W. Harris, George
NJ. Stonebraker and John W. Stonebraker,
met tonight and decided to give the reception
at the Baldwin House on Friday night.
Assistant Secretary Maynard to-day gave a
decision in regard to the classification OF zeal
tobacco Which will be Of interest to the tobacco
trade. The question arose on decision OF
the collector at Ell Paso, Tex, assessing duty
at the rate of - cents per pound on certain
leaf tobacco imported from Mexico, OF winch
95 out of every 100 leaves were OF the requisite
size and fineness for use as wrappers and loo
of which leaves weighed less than pound
The determination Cf the points involved de-
pends principally upon the unit to be adopte ed
in ascertaining whether 81 per cent. oil The
commodity is of the weight and quality winch
render it liable to tie rate Of duty imposed.
In his decision Judge Maynard says that The
subiect of the tax is leaf tobacco" not "bales
or "hands'' or packages" Of leaf tobacco, ana
hat the leaf is to be adopted do unit.
Shit for So 600 damages was brought III the
tourt of Common Pleas yesterday by Lewis
TT. Coleman and his wife, Catherine Coleman Il,
through their attorney, Hon. Charles l-lSh'
Wilson, against the Baltimore City Passenger
Railway. The suit is the outcome OF injuries
altered to have been received by Mrs Coleman
on July Il. by beiLg struck by the pole of
Car l5G of the White line. AT the time OF the
occurance Mrs. Coleman and her husband, it
is stated in the bill filed, were in their carriage
driving on Baltimore Street, near Calvert,
when the tongue of the Car ran through the
back Of the carriage, striking Mrs. Colemou'
fracturinc several Of her ribs. The plaintiffs
sue on the grounds of carelessness OF the
driver of the car.
At a meeting of citizens Of the District OF
Columbia held Tuesday night resolutions were
unanimously adopted calling on the President
70 remove the commissioners Of the District.
After reciting in premable that it has been
shown that great irregularities, abuse OF power
and misrepresentation OF the public money
exist in the management of the District gov
eminent, the resolutions urge sin the name
of our outraged PEOPLE the removal OF lhe
commissioners for the following, among other
reasons Because they have betrayed the
trust imposed in them by refusing TO make
pubIic admitted defaIcations in the water de-
partment; because they have imposed upon
Congress by making fraudulent estimates for
new water mains because they have clonded
the titles Of a large amount Of real estate by
manufacturing and charging up again it
bogus water main assessments III order To
make more favorable showing of the long
defrauded water fund. and because they have
used the public fund tor private purposes, as
shown bv vouchers on file in the | nited States
Treasury" A committee was appointed 10
present tie resolutions to the President.